Core · Bodyweight
Oblique V-up on Floor
How to do the oblique v-up on floor, the muscles it works, and the mistakes to avoid. Pulled straight from the Kovo app's exercise library.
- Equipment
- Bodyweight
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Logged as
- Weighted reps
- Movement
- Flexion
- Mechanic
- Isolation
How to do it
Lie on your side with legs stacked and your bottom arm on the floor for support, top hand behind your head. Simultaneously lift your legs and your torso toward each other, crunching through the side of your waist, then lower under control. Keep the movement in one plane and repeat, then switch sides.
- 1Feel your obliques crunch your ribs and legs together
- 2Lift through the side of your waist, not your neck
- 3Lower under control and keep the movement in one line
Common mistakes
- Avoid jerking or using momentum to fold up
- Don't roll forward or backward out of the side position
- Avoid holding your breath; exhale as you crunch
Muscles worked
The oblique v-up on floor mainly works the obliques and lower abs, with the upper abs and hip flexors assisting.
- ObliquesPrimary
- Lower AbsPrimary
- Upper AbsSupport
- Hip FlexorsSupport
- QuadsMinor
- GlutesMinor
- AdductorsMinor
Kovo programs the oblique v-up on floor for you and tracks it every session.
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Last reviewed June 2026.